hey my fellow rx8 folks, i am new to this website and i feel bad making my first post or comment on this site a problem post but anyway. my engine coolant light comes on when i push my car hard ( usually coming off a exit ramp). i noticed that it usually happens when its around 80 to 90 degree outside and i speed up from about 30 or 35 to about 90. my temp gauge still be reading the med range. when it comes on it usually stay on for about 2 miles or so then goes off which spoils my fun because when it comes on i take my foot off it. i am just wondering if anyone else is having this problem or have had this problem. can someone help me??

 

OMG seriously? there was a post about this yesterday and the day before and the day before that ... use the SEARCH feature bro ... the 8 has a faulty sensor many had em and all you need to do is unplug it and monitor the collant by yourself or take it in and have the entire reservoir changed coz its part of it

 

Have you verified the fluid level is at FULL?

 

^ oh yea and that lol sorry forgot to mention it was still huffin n puffin at the new post lol

 

yea i check it and even add a bit to verify that it is full (just to see the fluid level move).

 

oh dats cool, ive been looking around on this for any posts about this problem but didnt see anything until i posted it then five of em popped up so my bad.

 

^Next time use the 'advanced search' and limit the results to a specific area of the forum (like the tech garage).
You'll get a ton of garbage if you try to search the whole forum.

 

aight thanks for letting me know that!!! i am just glad to see that it is not an uncommon thing! next time i will just push it hard until it breaks, lol!! btw i see that you run royal purple, how is it?? i have been lookn at and have been kinda nervous on trying it.

 

RP is good for engine oil, but don't use it for the tranny and diff.
Its been known to cause problems there.

 

any big difference between royal purple and mobile one that you have notice??

 

I've only been using RP for my engine oil, so I can't say from experience.

 

Hey... this might be a good time to practice your advanced searching skills

 

yeah good point, lmao!!!

 

royal purple is purple, and mobile one is yellow.

that cover it?

wow.

beers

 

and the owners manual!

beers

 

its the coolant reservoir. i had a similar problem to that as well and i took it into mazda and they told me the same thing as rodjonathan.